Patrick Coco Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the response. I have read the thread > where NFC launched the blank here: > and > Aleks mentions it was intended to be a blank you > could cut down to 6'9" but I struggled to find any > feedback from someone who has done that. Have you called NFC to get their feedback on how
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To add another NFC blank into the mix that might surprise people is the IM CB704. I cut two down to make jerkbait rods. They can throw small cranks, topwaters, etc. Good treble hook blank, crisp enough for jerkbaits and forgiving to handle fish surging at the boat. Take a look at the deflection curve on NFC's website. Really nice blank.
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here are CCS data on some of the blanks mentioned. > > NFC MB705 IM - IP = 566 g; AA = 71 > NFC SJ705 IM - IP = 724 g; AA = 71 > NFC SJ703 X-ray - IP = 343 g; AA = 73 > NFC SB724 X-ray - IP = 463 g; AA = 74.5 > MHX MB843 - IP = 699 g; AA = 74 > PB691MLXF - IP = 512 g; AA = 77 > PB6
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Michael Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Joel, go to the data base at > > jPBa-c5LT9RTYeDR_pnCDIkVIdDv0YoeQ/edit#gid=1592691 > 333 > > Click on the "CCS Database" button at the bottom, > and open the data base. Sooner or later if you're > seriously into building you will want to be able > to search the data ba
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@Logan Summers... Any chance you have measurements for the XX Brailist?
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Chris Henry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was just on Rod Geeks looking at the St Croix > SCV610MXF. Now I’m intrigued at the Carbon 4 > blank you just mentioned. If you want I can email a few pics of the blank with 6 oz and 12 oz on the tip for a reference. Really wish RodGeeks would put some deflection charts up... they don't have that many b
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I'll throw another blank into the mix you might seriously consider. The RodGeeks C473MHXS... This blank is very unusual... very soft tip like traditional drop shot rods, but gobs of power... in my mind perfect for deep water heavier weight drop shot applications. The top fourth of the rod behaves like a M XF, then the rest of the blank is all MH.
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Are you referring to the 705CB graphite or composite rod? Rod Geeks has really good composite cranking blanks in either M or MH. I would definitely look at them. They have graphite variations as well.
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Jeffrey D Rennert Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thank you for information of jigging rod. You > have my interest. What type of reel is being > used? Thank you. I'm building it with the Lew's Mr. Crappie Slab Shaker Reel. It could also be used with an underspin as well. He uses the rod like a fly rod, so the reel is just there to hold line.
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That’s the same blank I use for making crappie > jig rods, and it works very well. I personally > wouldn’t wrap the final 2.5” of the tip, > because I don’t think it’s necessary, and it > would add a little extra weight to the tip. > However, I really don’t see much of an issue > doing so i
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After researching here I purchased a Rainshadow Revelation 6wt 10ft 2 piece to build a vertical jigging rod. I wrapped the guides up last night and also wrapped the last 2.5 inches of the blank up to the tip top in fluorescent yellow (as a visual indicator). Is there any issue with wrapping that much of the rod tip?
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I'm fairly certain the SJ703's intended purpose is coastal fishing for trout and redfish. Someone measured the blank to "440 grams of power or ERN a little over 16 AA 69"... which to me puts it right in the wheel house of trout fishing with reds and snook in the mix. I grew up fishing the Louisiana coastal waters for trout and redfish and the SJ736 would be way too powerful for that pur
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Awesome... just placed an order. Thanks
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Appreciate the feedback. I'll probably hold that blank for something different.
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I have the NFC SJ704 IM, which is labeled as a Medium powered fast action rod in the NFC catalog and a medium heavy powered fast action rod on the website (Obviously one is wrong, I think the MH). The SJ 704 is listed as the remastered Loomis SJ842. If I look at the old published specs on this blank, I see it has an ERN of 18.92 (~540 grams) and AA of 75.6. The rod is only listed as being rated f
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > PS - I should mention that the NFC MB709 IM has > an IP=878 gm and an AA=64, and the NFC MB739 IM > has an IP=926 gm and AA=65. In case you are > interested. These NFC CCS numbers are from NFC, > they use to list their CCS data. Thanks for that information Norm. It prompted me to use the waybac
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Is the tip on the MB874 soft?
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I don’t have any experience personally, but in my search for a frog rod blank the Phoenix UMBX XH in either 7’ or 7’-3” gets recommended a lot. Older blanks, but probably worth looking into. The other blank besides the hydra that comes up often is the MHX 874.
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In my last and first four orders with NFC I've had considerable quality control issues as well as being sent wrong blanks. I ordered a MB704 which I really liked, then ordered three more, but as it turned out that first blank I received I suspect was a SJ704. So the three additional MB704's are being sent back. I ordered two MB706 HM's and one broke during a load test. I was sent a replacement pr
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Lance Schreckenbach Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I have not tried an XRay blank yet because I > am sold on the P703-1 HM LMX. I cut it down to a > 6'9" and it is the best bait caster Speckled Trout > rod that I have made. I have sold a lot of them. This really makes me want to try the P703 and P704. Do you know if the IM is essentially
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Good planning... I wrapped up a MB7108 last night. I trimmed it down to 7-4 for personal use.
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Nice... I understand that to be a very powerful rod.
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What blank did you end up building on?
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Norman Miller Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I really have no problems with adding weight to > the butt end of a flipping/pitching rod. As I have > mentioned previously, a balanced rod is much more > enjoyable to fish with than one which is overly > tip heavy. In addition, I’m also not convinced > that adding weight to only the butt end o
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Aaron - Glad to hear this particular build worked out well and he loves it. Always encouraging to get that positive feedback.
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > A fly-caster probably makes a lot more "casting > motions" per hour than a spin or bait caster, but > fly-rod "balance" is seldom mentioned. I wonder > why? The fly reel itself balances a fly rod... whether or not one chooses a fly reel based on how well it balances or feels on t
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Aaron Petersen Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I think sight has been lost on what this > discussion started as. I am not trying to make a > 1oz tungsten seesaw. > > For me, when I fish in this manner, the critical > time when I am working the bait and feeling bites > happens either on the fall or sitting on bottom. > In both th
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Kent Griffith Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > So the bottom line here is- pun intended, if a > person builds a rod and reel setup to be balanced > without the lure, then when in the act of fishing > with a heavier flippin' lure the setup is now tip > heavy. > > This is why I include an average lure weight into > the setup to offse
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Phil Ewanicki Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Is the primary purpose of the weight added to the > flipping rod to reduce fatigue, increase casting > distance, increase casting accuracy, or some > combination of different factors? I find the benefits both in reduced fatigue and increased accuracy (when viewed from the stand point you are either
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Great news... glad it worked out.
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